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Completion of the St Gotthard Tunnel beneath the Alps, 1880. Artist: Unknown

Completion of the St Gotthard Tunnel beneath the Alps, 1880. Artist: Unknown

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Completion of the St Gotthard Tunnel beneath the Alps, 1880. The tunnel was built to link Italy and Switzerland by rail. Workmen from the two ends of the 9 1/4 mile-long tunnel broke through the last piece of rock and met to complete the tunnel on 29 February 1880.

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  1. Unknown, attributed to: {}: Search Wikipedia for Unknown
Medium
  1. Wood engraving
Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe Italy

  1. 42 50 00 N , 012 50 00 E

World Europe Alps

  1. 46 25 00 N , 010 00 00 E

World Europe Switzerland

  1. 47 00 00 N , 008 00 00 E
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2847x3679
File Size : 30,686kb

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  1. 005904
  1. 005904
  1. 0390000886
  1. 1-151-946
  1. 1151946
  1. 886
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